CVE-2026-42997
Medium
Elevated severity or exploit probability.
CVSS base
7.7
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS — probability of exploitation (30 days)
0.4%
37.1th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness / dates
CWE-201
Published 2026-05-05 · modified 2026-07-24
CVSS breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
| Attack Vector | N | Network |
| Attack Complexity | L | Low |
| Privileges Required | L | Low |
| User Interaction | N | None |
| Scope | C | Changed |
| Confidentiality | H | High |
| Integrity | N | None |
| Availability | N | None |
Timeline
- 2026-05-05 — Published (NVD)
- 2026-07-24 — Last modified (NVD)
Description
An issue was discovered in idrac in OpenStack Ironic before 35.0.1. During import, a user invoking molds can request authorization to be sent to a remote endpoint. The credential forwarded is a time-limited Keystone token (which provides access to all OpenStack services Ironic is authorized for); or basic credentials configured for molds storage. The fixed versions are 26.1.6, 29.0.5, 32.0.1, and 35.0.1.
Affected
References
- https://security.openstack.org/ossa/OSSA-2026-010.html
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/05/10
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/05/10
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:39811
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-42997
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2466844
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-42997.json